Best Elementary Schools in North Carolina

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the EOG test scores by the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 3, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1490)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
1411	Walnut Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 Sunnybrook Rd	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 857-9500	574	51	11.1	99.5%	39 (6.8%)	286 (49.8%)	216 (37.6%)	15 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.8%)	$10,856			$1,557			$9,299	10.3	19.6	1291	120		370472003186
1412	Mattamuskeet School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	60 Juniper Bay Road	Swanquarter	27885	Hyde County	Hyde County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 926-0221	299	17	17.7	99.0%	148 (49.5%)	90 (30.1%)	46 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$17,035			$2,169			$14,866	10.3	16	1345	67		370228002460
1413	Community School of Digital & Visual Art	Public, Charter	K-8	1955 West Cornwallis Road	Durham	27705	Durham County	Community School of Digital and Visual A	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 797-2340	204	13	15.5	98.5%	5 (2.5%)	170 (83.3%)	20 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)								10.3	21.9	1250	163		370005402375
1414	Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	164 Elementary Ave	Norlina	27563	Warren County	Warren County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 456-2656	277	18	15.7	98.9%	24 (8.7%)	202 (72.9%)	28 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	$13,155			$1,649			$11,506	10.2	7.2	1458	44		370474001919
1415	Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	3-8	601 N Cherry St. Suite 250	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 703-4296	177	24	7.3	77.4%	45 (25.4%)	70 (39.5%)	34 (19.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (14.7%)	$205,940			$65,524			$140,417	10.2	16	1347	68		370150002518
1416	Stocks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Hope Lodge Street	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 823-2632	389	25	15.7	96.1%	14 (3.6%)	289 (74.3%)	69 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$10,732			$2,082			$8,650	10.2	30.5	1088	328		370132001767
1417	Reid Park Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	4108 W Tyvola Rd	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5035	317	26	12.3	99.1%	9 (2.8%)	180 (56.8%)	107 (33.8%)	12 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	$13,382			$2,192			$11,190	10.2	8.6	1436	19		370297001212
1418	Ferguson-Easley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1857 Seabrook Road	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-4883	392	24	16.1	95.9%	17 (4.3%)	299 (76.3%)	44 (11.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	$11,511			$1,585			$9,925	10.2	24.9	1195	223		370001102125
1419	Dana Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	690 Ridge Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 685-7743	403	30	13.6	99.3%	157 (39.0%)	4 (1.0%)	227 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.2%)	$10,155			$1,652			$8,503	10.2	23.7	1219	200		370210000913
1420	Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology	Public, Charter	K-8	1249 Hargett Street	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 219-8603	104	6	17.8	95.2%	13 (12.5%)	61 (58.7%)	18 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (11.5%)								10.1	3.5	1491	71		370034803278

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on EOG Mathematics, EOG Reading, EOG Science test scores released by the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on September 3, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.